Ricardo Benavidez '14 & '19
Ricardo Benavidez is passionate about people, their identities, and their experiences, spending his academic and professional careers finding new and innovative ways to connect people, move causes forward, and make a difference in the world.
Public Administration Public and Nonprofit Admin
Published August 25, 2022
Janean '05 & '08 and Michael Couch '06
Janean and Michael are true examples of Lakers for a Lifetime. They met in their very first class at GVSU and have been active in the University ever since, serving in leadership roles in their sorority and fraternity, mentoring current students and more.
Education -Higher Education Public and Nonprofit Admin
Published August 25, 2022
Adrienne Wallace '01, '05, & '08
Adrienne Wallace, associate professor of advertising and public relations, has a passion for student-to-professional development. She has taught at GVSU for more than 14 years.
Adv Public Relations Communications Public and Nonprofit Admin
Published August 25, 2022
Marisa Kwiatkowski '05
Marisa Kwiatkowski is an award-winning investigative reporter with USA TODAY. Kwiatkowski graduated from GVSU in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in journalism.
2022 Business Administration Distinguished Alumni Award Multimedia Journalism
Published August 24, 2022
Kyra Harris Bolden '10
Kyra Harris Bolden '10 was named as the first Black woman on the Michigan Supreme Court.
Published August 9, 2022
Staff Update
The GVSU Alumni Relations office is excited to announce several new changes to their team. The office welcomed two new staff members, Ashlyn McDonald '20 and Alex Priebe, and celebrated the promotion of Kyle Barnhart '14.
Published February 18, 2022
Mackenzie Satkoski '06 & '07
Satkoski earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting and a Master of Science in accounting, both from Grand Valley State University...
Accounting Business Administration
Published March 9, 2021
Dr. Rachel Cardosa '16
Rachel Cardosa, DNP, is a certified nurse practitioner for Spectrum Health Hospice & Palliative Care in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is repeatedly recognized by her peers and patients as one of the most caring nurses they know.
Published March 9, 2021
Dr. Scott Stabler
Dr. Scott Stabler, Ph.D., is a professor of history and social studies at Grand Valley State University and the recipient of the 2021 Outstanding Educator Award.
Published March 9, 2021
Dr. Nicholas Ceglarek '96 & '99
Nicholas Ceglarek, Ed.D., '96 & '99, has been the superintendent of the Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District since 2018. He was also the superintendent of Hudsonville Public Schools, Fruitport Community Schools, and Baldwin Community Schools.
Distinguished Alumni Award Mathematics Psychology Statistics
Published March 9, 2021
Patricia Videtich, '76
After receiving her B.S. in geology from Grand Valley in 1976, Patricia E. Videtich went on to obtain M.Sc. (1978) and Ph.D. (1982) degrees in geology from Brown University...
Published June 7, 2019
Emily Miller '14
Emily Miller, '14, is an elementary art teacher at Rockford Public Schools in Rockford, Michigan. She teaches art to students in developmental kindergarten through fifth grade and has done so for five...
Published March 25, 2019
Dr. Shinian Wu
Shinian Wu, Ph.D., is a professor of English at Grand Valley State University and the recipient of the 2019 Outstanding Educator Award. Alumni nominate a faculty member who has had a significant impact on the careers of alumni, and the Grand Valley Alu...
Published March 25, 2019
Dr. Mark Smith '91
Mark Smith, MD, '91, is the Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs/Chief Medical Officer of Henry Ford Allegiance Health, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Henry Ford Allegiance Medical Group based in Jackson, Michig...
Published March 25, 2019
Mark Switzer '11 & '14
Mark Switzer earned his bachelors degree in film and video in 2011 and his masters degree in school counseling in 2014, both from Grand Valley State University. He began his career as a school counselor at Lakeview Middle School in Battle Creek...
Published December 6, 2018
Jennifer Ohman '02 & '16
Ohman earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Grand Valleys Kirkhof College of Nursing (KCON) in 2002. In 2016, she earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice, also from KCON. Ohman is a Registered Nurse in the State of Michigan...
Published March 28, 2018
Dr. Barbara Hooper '92 & '12
Barbara Hooper, '92 & '12, is an assistant professor in Grand Valley's Kirkhof College of Nursing (KCON). Hooper joined KCON's faculty in 2008 after 16 years of experience in medical-surgical nursing and management in Detroit.
Published March 21, 2018
Angie Crouch '88
Angie Crouch, '88, is an Emmy award winning journalist who reports for KNBC TV in Los Angeles. She has been recognized for her coverage of Barack Obama's Inauguration, the death investigation of Michael Jackson, the earthquake in Haiti...
Published March 21, 2018
Carolyn Ulstad, '11
Carolyn Ulstad earned a bachelor's degree in geography and planning, with a minor in environmental science, from Grand Valley in 2011. She is passionate about sustainability...
Published October 16, 2017
Doug VanderJagt, '92
Doug VanderJagt has served as the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources for Rockford Public Schools for the past three years...
Published May 4, 2017